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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 23 April 2025
Background
Clinical Features
Visual Diagnosis
Enterobius (pinworms)
Internal hemorrhoid with prolapse
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Differential Diagnosis
Anorectal Disorders
- Anal fissure
- Anal fistula
- Anal malignancy
- Anal tags
- Anorectal abscess
- Coccydynia
- Colorectal malignancy
- Condyloma acuminata
- Constipation
- Crohn's disease
- Cryptitis
- GC/Chlamydia
- Fecal impaction
- Hemorrhoids
- Levator ani syndrome
- Pedunculated polyp
- Pilonidal cyst
- Proctalgia fugax
- Proctitis
- Pruritus ani
- Enterobius (pinworms)
- Rectal foreign body
- Rectal prolapse
- Syphilitic fissure
Non-GI Look-a-Likes
Evaluation
Algorithmic Diagnostic Approach
- Pain
- Bleeding
- External hemorrhoid
- Prolapsed internal hemorrhoid
- Anal Fissure
- No bleeding
- Swelling
- Anorectal abscess
- Perirectal
- Ischiorectal
- Intersphincteric
- Supralevator
- Pilonidal cyst
- Anal fistula
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Anorectal abscess
- No swelling
- Swelling
- Bleeding
- No pain
- Bleeding
- Cancer
- Internal hemorrhoid
- Swelling
- Itch: Condyloma acuminata
- No itch: Rectal prolapse
- Itching
- Discharge: Proctitis
- No discharge: Pruritus Ani
- Bleeding